Fire crews free five-week-old puppy that had got its head stuck in a garden chair

A real paw patrol rescue! Fire crews free a five-week-old puppy that had got its head stuck in a garden chair in Lancaster, Pennsylvania The puppy was playing in a yard when poked its head in the chair The family failed to free it from the chair and called the local fire department They arrived … Read more

Spanish teenager spends six years digging a hole in the garden and turns it into a HOME

A teenager has spent six years digging a hole in the garden which he has turned into a home after having a fight with his parents.       Andres Canto, 20, from La Romana, Alicante, Spain, first began his project after arguing with his parents over an outfit in 2015 when he was 14. He took his … Read more

Jason Manford celebrates 40th birthday with a bang with lavish theatre-themed garden party

Jason Manford celebrated his 40th birthday with a bang by holding a lavish theatre-themed garden party, which featured an art deco cocktail bar, lookalike statue and a string orchestra.  After reaching the milestone on Wednesday, the comedian and West End star waited until the Bank Holiday weekend to host the luxurious bash in which he … Read more

Festival-lover throws Glastonbury-themed party in in back garden

A festival-lover has thrown his own Glastonbury themed party in his garden – complete with a stone circle, cardboard cider bus and painted long drop toilet. Nathan Carroll, 29, from Manchester, was gutted when his favourite event of the year was cancelled twice due to the pandemic, so spent weeks preparing decorations for a garden … Read more

Callous thieves are caught on CCTV snatching French bulldog from back garden in daylight raid

Callous thieves are caught on CCTV snatching French bulldog from owner’s back garden in daylight raid Thieves snatched 18-month old Maggie from her pen in Bradninch, Devon Owner Chloe Jade is offering a £1,000 reward for the return of the family pet   Police fear the dog may be as far away as Manchester after a red … Read more

The REAL secret garden: Co-founder of Lush cosmetics discovers ‘lost’ 140-year-old garden

The co-founder of cosmetics giant Lush has discovered an overgrown secret garden at his new historic country estate that has lain untouched and forgotten for more than 40 years.  Simon Constantine was astounded when he and his children went off exploring the grounds of Carey House near Wareham, Dorset and found the ‘lost’ walled garden behind … Read more

Can I force my neighbour to prune a tree blocking light to my garden?

My neighbour’s tree is blocking the sunlight in my garden. With every year the tree grows taller, the problem worsens. I have made a number of polite requests to my neighbour to either prune or cut down the tree, which he has rebuffed. We now get almost no sunlight in our back garden, but he … Read more

Acre of garden near Notting Hill that was built in 1856 goes up for sale 

Buy your own London park: Acre of garden near Notting Hill that was built in 1856 and comes with its own playground goes up for sale for mystery price Acre of London garden has come up for sale for the first time since it was built  Prince’s Square Gardens is one exclusive area of greenery … Read more

Should we change our front garden into a private parking space?

We would like to change our front garden into an off-street parking space, partly for our own convenience and partly because we hear it is a good way to add value to an urban property. Do we need planning permission from the council, and will they take responsibility for dropping the kerb? Also, will it … Read more